The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-24
Of the act to which this is a supplement be

in workshops, factories or mines, which
prevent the injured person OF persons from
returning to work within two weeks, or
which result in death, shall, within twen..,
four hours after the expiration of such t
weeks, or after the death, as the case n
be, be reported by the person in charge
such workshop, factory or niue, to one
the factory inspectors and TO the city
district physician, where there is such
officer, which notice may be given By M
3 And be it enacted, That section
of the act to which this is a supplement-
amended to read as follows
g. And be it enacted, That no minor ol;
woman shall clean any part Of the mill
gearing or machinery in any factory or
workshop while the same is in motion. or
work bstween the fixed or traversing rarts /
of any machine while it is ia motion by
the action of steam, water OF mechanical
power.
L. And be it enacted, That all factories.
manufacturing establishments or work.
shops of two or more stoles In height, Id
which thirty or more persons are employed
above the first floor thereof, shall be proyi-
ded with one, griffith proper fficials deem
necessary more outside iron fire escapes.
not less tnan'six feet in length and three
feet in width. properly and safely con-
structed, guarded by iron ratings not less
than three feet IN height, ani taking in at
least two windows at each story, and c3n-
nected with the interior by easily accessible
and unobstructed openings; and the SAID
fire escapes shall connect by iron stairs not Z
less than twenty-four inches wide, thu
steps not less than six inches tread, placed
at not more than an angle of forty-fvc de-
grees slant, and protected by a well-se
cured hand rail on both sides, with a
twelve-inch wide drop ladder from the
lower platform, reaching to the ground.
5. And be it enacted. That. for ever
twenty persons employed on every II
above the second floor OF every factory =.
workshop thers shall be one rope or pa
able fire escape, and that each story shs
be amply supplied with means for extin
gushing fire.
6. And be it enacted, That all the maj
doors, both inside and outside, in factorie
| shall open outwardly, when the inspect
of factories, in writing. SO direct, and
| no outside or inside door of any buildiB
Wherein operatives are employed, shall b
80 locked, bolted or otherwise fasteney
during tue hours of labor, so as to proven
| e2ress.
| T. And be it enacted, That no minor II
low the age of sixteen shall be employ
at any work dangerous to health, without
certificate of ntness from a rsputablee
| physician.
8. And be it enacted, That factories and
| workshops in W lich women and children
are employed and where dusty work is car
ried on shall be imewashed or painted at
least once in every twelve months.
8. And be it enacted, That an abstract
| of the factory aud workshop laws, to be
prepared and furnished by the chief fac
| tory inspector, shall be affixed in a con-
| svicuous place at the entrance OF every fac
| faprr and riIobn
10. And be it enacted, Thatif the inspector
Of factories find that the heating. lighting,
ventilation or sanitary arrangement of any
! shop or factory is such as to be injurious
to the health OF persons employed therein,
or that the means of egress, In casa of fire
or other disaster, is not sufficient, or that
the betting, shafting, gearing, elevators,
| drums ana machinery in shops and fac
| tories are located SO as to be dangerou to
employees and not sufficiently guarded or
that the It pans or structures filed with
molten metal or hot liquid are not sur
rounded with proper safeguards for pre-
venting accident or injury to those em&
p yed at or near them, be shall notify thi
proprietor of such factory or o :kshop
make the alterations or additions necea
sary within thirty days and il sue
alterations or additions are not made withS
in thirty days from the date of such notice
| or within such time as said alterations CAM
be made with proper diligence upon thel
| part of said proprietors, said proprietors1
or agents shall be deemed guilty of violat !
ing thr provisions of this act it shall then
be the duty of the inspectors to examine
the matter in dispute, and, if adverse to
the appellant, he shall carry out the
alterations or additions directed by said
inspectors within thirty days, as azores aid.
and under the like penalty.
III. And be it enacted, That sectioui
| fifteen of the act to which this is a supplel
ment be amended to read as follows
II. And be 1t enacted, That any person
or corporation, being the owner, lessee or
occupant OF any manufacturing establish
ment, factory, mine, Workshop or store,
| or owning or controlling the use of. anv1
building or room, shall, for the violation Of
any provision of this act, or of the act to
which this is supplement, be liable to a
| penalty of fifty dollors for each offence to
| DO recovered IN an action of debt in any
district court in any city, or before any
| justice of the peace having due iurisdic-A
| ton, and that any employee who shall ba1
| guilty of any violation of the provisions OH
this act shall be liable in a like action to y
| penalty eff not more than fifty dollars, as
the court shall fix that such action shall
be prosecuted in the name of the inspector
or facsories the trial shall proceed as
other actions upon contract, and the first
| process shall be summons, returnable in
not less than five days or more than ten
Gays after issue, and it shall not be neces-
sary to indorse the same as in qni tam
actions the finding of the court shall be
that the defendant has or has not, as the
case may be, incurred the penalty claimed
in the demand of tue plaintiff, and 1hdgz
ment shall be given accordingly in case
an execution shill issue and be returned
unsatis6ed, the court, on application, after
notice to the defendant, may award an